5th Grade Teaching Resources
Are you teaching 5th grade this school year? Explore fifth-grade worksheets, vocabulary words, writing prompts, printable activities, downloadable games and so much more!
The expert elementary and middle school teachers of Teach Starter have created digital activities and printable worksheets, graphic organizers and more to help your 5th graders flourish in math, science and social studies, all while significantly improving their grammar and vocabulary.
The Teach Starter teacher team has your back as you build on the foundation of 4th grade and explore pre-algebraic concepts or lead your students as they conduct research for essays. Whether 5th grade is the last (or second-to-last) year of elementary school in your district or the first year of middle school, this teaching resource collection has been built to help you help your students meet either Common Core or state-level standards — or both.
5th Grade Teaching Resources
We have math lessons and activities to help you reinforce complex concepts like exponents, decimals, operations with fractions, volume, and more.
Teach Starter's English language arts lessons will sharpen your 5th graders' reading comprehension and decoding skills to build their confidence in discussing and writing about a variety of texts they'll be exposed to. Plus, you'll find guided learning science projects and lab experiments that let your students get hands-on experience investigating the earth and space, matter, energy, and electricity to name a few.
Use the Learning Areas button below to explore more than 5,000 resources for these topics and more!
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First, Second, and Third Person Narration Posters
A set of three posters and a title page examining first, second, and third person narration.
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See, Plan, Do, Check Posters
A set of four posters titled 'see', 'plan', 'do' and 'check'.
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Father's Day Cards
Give your dad one of our beautifully designed cards this Father’s Day.
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Ancient Egypt Page Borders
Ancient Egypt themed page border to use to decorate your classroom or present work.
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Literacy Lingo Poster
A poster to identify your class literacy display board.
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Class Welcome Sign - Fish
Show your students how welcome they are with this Class Welcome Sign.
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Plain Sky Blue - Display Banner
Plain sky blue themed classroom banner.
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Plain Sky Blue - Birthday Chart
Display all of your students' birthdays on this plain sky blue-themed classroom birthday chart.
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Know Wonder Learned - KWL Chart - Polka Dots
These KWL charts can help students gather and organize information on their research topic.
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Desk Name Tags - Stars
Desk name tags with stars on them.
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African Savannah Page Border
A bright and colorful African Savannah Page Border.
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Colorful Lights Borders
A collection of Colorful Light Borders, perfect for presenting information to your students.
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Math Brain Teaser Task Cards
Spark critical thinking with math brain teasers embedded in real-world scenarios to engage and challenge your upper elementary students.
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Weekly Task Chart – Blue
A bright and helpful Weekly Task Chart.
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Class Welcome Sign – Hollywood Stars
Show your students how welcome they are with this Hollywood Stars themed Class Welcome Sign.
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What is a Wetland? Poster
A poster with information about the plant life, climate, and annual rainfall that characterize a wetland environment.
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Marine Animals Adjectives Worksheet
A set of 12 marine animal themed adjective teaching resource worksheets.
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Happy Birthday Poster
Kids love to celebrate their special day.
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Comprehension - The Great Wall of China
A comprehension activity about The Great Wall of China.
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Dinosaur Adjectives Worksheet
A set of 6 dinosaur themed adjective teaching resource worksheets.
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Plain Green - Birthday Chart
Display all of your students' birthdays on this plain green-themed classroom birthday chart.
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Desk Name Tags - Stripes
Colorful Desk Name Tags with colorful stripes on them.
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Weekly Task Chart
A black and white Weekly Task Chart.
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Digestive System Word Wall Vocabulary
Learn about the vocabulary related to the digestive system with a printable word wall.
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Homework Heroes Chart
Show your students who do their homework that they are heroes!
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Bright Chevron - Title Poster
A poster to use to brighten up your classroom.
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Cardiovascular System Word Wall Vocabulary
Create a classroom word wall about the cardiovascular system with printable vocabulary word cards.
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Cartoon Dark Blue/Blue - Letter, Number and Punctuation Sets
Dark blue/blue cartoon letters that can be customized for personalized signs in your classroom.
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Cartoon Teal/Blue - Letter, Number and Punctuation Sets
Teal/blue cartoon letters that can be customized for personalized signs in your classroom.
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Place Value Chart with Decimals
Display this place value anchor chart in your classroom to remind your students of place value from millions to millionths.
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Cartoon Pink/Purple - Letter, Number and Punctuation Sets
Pink/purple cartoon letters that can be customized for personalized signs in your classroom.
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Tessellation Poster
Making tessellating patterns is fun!